By TC News Desk
Agartala, 14th August 2025: On the eve of Independence Day, Transport and Tourism Minister Sushanta Chowdhury today invoked the painful memories of the Partition of India, calling it “one of the darkest chapters in world history” and paying heartfelt tribute to the victims.
Speaking at a solemn event in the presence of Chief Minister Professor (Dr.) Manik Saha, Higher Education minister Kishor Barman and other dignitaries, the Minister reflected on the events of August 14, 1947. “Our Independence Day is just after midnight. On the eve of that, today is the terrible memory of the Partition — a day to remember the unbearable suffering, pain, and disaster faced by countless people in that tragic chapter of history,” he said.
He condemned the abrupt division of the nation, remarking, “On this day, our India was suddenly divided into two by the Tughlaq decision of a few people. It was a bloody day not only in India, but in the history of the entire world — shaped by the diplomatic maneuvers of the British government and a stroke of Cyril John Radcliffe’s pen, along with Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s two-nation theory.”
Recalling the immense human cost, Chowdhury stressed, “The loss that countless people had to accept silently as a result of the Partition is irreparable. I pay tribute to those who sacrificed their lives in the massive violence and horrific massacre that followed this senseless partition.”
The Minister also praised the resilience of survivors. “I bow to the indomitable mental strength of all those who, despite unimaginable sorrow, had the courage to start a new life and extend their hands to build a new India,” he concluded.
